The Strange Adventures of H - by Sarah Burton (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>Orphaned young, H is sent to live with her doting aunt in London. H's life is a happy one until her lecherous cousin robs her of her innocence, and the plague takes away the city and the people she loves. H is cast out - friendless, pregnant and destitute - into the rapidly emptying streets of London under quarantine.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><b>Orphaned young, H is sent to live with her doting aunt in London. H's life is a happy one until her lecherous cousin robs her of her innocence, and the plague takes away the city and the people she loves. H is cast out - friendless, pregnant and destitute - into the rapidly emptying streets of London under quarantine.</b></p><p>Forced to fend for herself, she is determined to gain back the life she lost. H will face a villain out for revenge, find love in the most unexpected places, and overcome a betrayal that she never could have foreseen. Weathering it all, can H charm, or scheme, her way to the life of freedom and independence that she longs for?</p><p><b>Shortlisted for the HWA Debut Crown Award</b></p><p><b>'Full of terrific historical detail... has that sparky confidence and unputdownable quality.'</b> <br /><i>Alison Pearson, judge for the Lucy Cavendish Fiction Prize</i><p><b>'This book is well written and the narrator, in whichever guise, is engaging... a very readable, interesting... exciting book, which I am happy to recommend'</b> <br /><i>Historical Novel Society</i></p><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><b>Sarah Burton</b> was the course director of Cambridge University's MSt in Creative Writing. She has written for <i>BBC History Magazine</i> and done reviews for the <i>Times, Spectator, Guardian </i>and<i> Independent.</i>
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